Went for a hike two weekends ago with the inestimable Anchel y Nacho of our local hiking meetup group. The hike was absolutely amazing, although hard and very cold, brrr! We went for a leisurely eight hour stroll up Cap de la Gallina Pelada. Amazing!
So here are a bunch of fotos from the hike!
Ah, this town has seen it all! Like the phoenix rising from the ashes, Berlin has seen destruction and disgrace but came out the other side with style and grace.
The idea for the trip came from Monica, who wanted to do an architectural tour and asked if Jason and I would like to join. I got so excited that I immediately started doing research on places to go, bars to check out, and interesting monuments to see. I am really glad Monica invited us!
The best overall day has to be the New Berlin Tours of East Berlin. It is a free tour that starts at the Brandenburg Gate, walking from site to site for 4 hours. Now had it not been for our incredible guide, Glynn, it could have been the most tedious four hours of my life. But instead, we had lucked out and got an energetic, hilarious, good story teller. The day was mixed with serious information and monuments and funny anecdotes.
Going to have tea with the queen? No. Better. We travelled to London to see our friend Dickfer Dave who was in town for a conference from AZ. It was really nice to see a familiar face and to be in the “English” speaking world.
Our first realization that we have started to shed our “American” identities was our reactions to the portion sizes. Even a cup of coffee was three times the size we receive in Barcelona. Only three months and already we have become accustomed to smaller dining! The next was our inability to stop speaking Spanish. We are in a town where we can speak our native tongue and there we were, asking for a “cafe con leche” and saying “gracias“. Very strange. Apart from those small changes, we had a wonderful time.
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